Inside Dallas ISD

Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy is creating the leaders of the future today. Bryan Adams leadership program instills in students six skills necessary to be true leaders: Communicate effectively and persuasively Manage projects effectively Think critically Solve problems resourcefully Express themselves creatively Collaborate productively Students entering Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy choose from five pathways or endorsements that serve as their career aspirations. The school is continuing to expand its endorsement options, with computer science and biomedical paths coming in the fall. “With the computer science program, I will have an opportunity I wouldn’t be able to get…

More than 100 Dallas ISD students had up to 60 different items for lunch on April 7 – one bite at a time. Participants at the Food & Child Nutrition Services “Food Festival” were charged with tasting the items and rating them. The students – from L.G. Pinkston High School, Zan Holmes Jr. Middle School, Arcadia Park Elementary and Robert E. Lee Elementary – convened at  3015 at Trinity Groves for the tasting. Twenty-five vendors served items such as barbecue, pizza, steak burgers, Asian-inspired chicken and waffle sandwiches. After ranking each item on paper, students tabulated their opinions on iPad Minis. Some of the…

Yaresi Rodriguez, a student at A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School, had not given much thought to her future personal budget. Rodriguez lives at home, so her parents cover the necessary expenses. However, life after high school is rapidly approaching—along with the groceries, bills, loans, and other necessary costs that come with it—and Rodriguez knows she needs to learn how to manage a personal budget, sooner rather than later. “I know when I move out and start paying my own bills, it might be overwhelming,” she said. Rodriguez said a financial literacy event presented Friday by Capital One Bank…

As a transformational leader, Dade Middle School Principal Tracie Washington has an unwavering commitment to ensuring that all children will learn by any means necessary. Washington, a Dallas ISD Principal of the Year, knew right away she had been called to be an educator. She has taken personal ownership in building a team that fosters an atmosphere in which all scholars embrace the importance of college and career readiness. “What I enjoy most is that I’m able to partner with some of the best educators in this business and we strategize and problem solve to meet the needs of every student,”…